[cmake-developers] [Discussion] Add python support for CMakeLists

[Brad King]

On 01/14/2017 03:27 AM, Shmuel H, wrote:
>  1. Script stage: Look for and run build script, that will generate a
>     [JSON] configuration file.

My point is that an IDE should be able to edit the declarative spec
without having run a configuration or even create a build tree.  The
spec should be the preferred form for making changes and stored in
version control.  Any intermediate spec generated by a procedural
language script cannot serve this role.

-Brad